If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines answer now:
Crisis numbers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Plavi telefon, the counselling line for children and young people: Tel: 080 05 03 05
- SOS telefon 1265, for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Tel: 1265
- SOS telefon 1264, for Republika Srpska: Tel: 1264
- SOS crvena linija, for Sarajevo Canton and surrounds: Tel: 033 222 000
- All crisis lines in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia And Herzegovina has 2 therapists listed on TherapyRoute.
The list includes CBT psychotherapists, counselling psychologists and psychologists.
At a glance
- Therapists listed
- 2 (Psychologists 1, Psychotherapists 1). Professions given by 2 of them.
- How they see clients
- online and in person 2 (100%).
- Who they work with
- Adolescents, Adults, Elderly, Couples, Communities, Organisations.
Most of the practitioners listed here work in one city, and the grid below shows which. If that is where you are, start there. If it is not, the summary above sets out what the country's practitioners offer. You can also filter for practitioners who work by video.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has no single national health service. Health care and health insurance are set by the entities. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina the cantonal insurance institutes carry it.
There, mental health care starts at the dom zdravlja, the primary care house. The Health Care Act places a community mental health centre inside it. A psychologist takes part in mental health protection at that level.
A Federation law on the work of psychologists is still at draft stage. It went to public consultation in 2025. It would create a chamber and let it set a floor price for private practice.
See how to think about the cost of therapy.
Who is allowed to practise
Health and professional regulation in Bosnia and Herzegovina sits with the entities, not the state. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina says it has no unified register of psychologists. It says private psychological practice there is not regulated. It said both in 2023, announcing a draft law on psychological activity that has not been passed.
We could not establish the position in Republika Srpska, so we do not state one. Ask a practitioner where they trained and what they are registered for. Then ask to see it.
You can read how therapy regulation differs between countries.
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)


